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THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 2110595
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine is faded, with a little fraying to top corner. Old ink price written to front cover. Some other marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
INTERNATIONAL SEA TRANSPORT
Written by Osborne Mance; J.E. Wheeler.
Stock no. 2110262
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1945.
Almost very good condition.
Card wraps. International Transport and Communications. Covers are unevenly browned, with creasing to corners; small patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Inscription in ink to first page. Reprint in same year as the 1st.
THE NEW HOUSE CAPTAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve.
Stock no. 1309965
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1st
1928.
Fair condition.
Yellow and blue cloth with vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. Covers are worn and grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown partially torn out. Frontis plate has been badly torn and now has tape repairs on vesro and a small hole to centre. Pencil scribbles erased from title-page. One plate missing and one has large section torn off (and missing) from lower corner. Contents foxed and fingered.
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- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1708152
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1ST
1944.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Beige cloth, purple title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. New endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has 1/2" loss to top of spine and chipping to base, also grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by G.M. Anson.
Stock no. 1309768
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1940.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Gold cloth, red title and vignette to spine and red vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plate plus 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine bumped and slightly darkened. Light foxing else contents clean. Later dustwrapper (lists a Dimsie book published in 1942 and is a few mm too short for the book!) is price-cut with a few small tears at edges, minimal loss to base of spine. Wrapper is also just a little grubby.
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- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 1309762
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1926.
Fair condition.
Pretty pictorial boards with wraparound picture by Sybil Tawse. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 160 pages. 8.25 x 6.25". Spine worn with old tape marks to spine and also to edges of covers. Corners worn. Covers scuffed, small patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Prize plate to front endpaper. Small splash marks to margins of pages 90 & 91, contents are well fingered with light foxing. A decent copy of a very early reprint.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1309636
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1930.
Slightly better than good condition.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some splash marks to edge of front cover and a couple of light marks to rear cover. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown, prize-plate to front endpaper. Pencil scribbles to front endpapers (mainly erased). Foxing to contents and a few marks to page margins but contents generally clean.
THE BIG BOOK FOR TINIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al.
Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 1806827
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1928.
Very good condition.
Cream pictorial boards. Front shows little girl with a dog. First story is "The Party". Edges rubbed. Front joint between front endpaper and frontispiece is starting to pull. Contents clean.
STORIES FROM ELFLAND: THE LITTLE SPINNING WHEEL
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson.
Stock no. 1806820
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 31 numbered pages. One School stamp to front cover. Light wear to tail of spine. A few fingermarks to margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
STORIES FROM ELFLAND: THE LITTLE SPINNING WHEEL
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson.
Stock no. 1806394
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 31 numbered pages. School library stamp to front cover. A few grubby margin marks else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
STORIES FROM ELFLAND: LITTLE GREEN SHOES
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson.
Stock no. 1806391
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. A few grubby marks to contents but generally a nice copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
PEEK-A-BOO PAM
Written by May Byron.
Illustrated by Chloe Preston.
Stock no. 1308319
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Very good condition.
The Peek-A-Boo Booklets series. A shaped book. 3.75 x 10.25". Thick card covers. Two-tone illustrations at top and tail of each page. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Slight wear to top edge of 'hat' on front board. Foxing to contents and a light pencil erasure mark to title-page. A nice copy of a scarce book.
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